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Title

Nosocomial Diseases

Description

Nosocomial Diseases - MSC 112 Mastellone

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Subject

Pathology

Level

Undergraduate 1

Created

11/17/2011

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Term

Nosocomial means

Definition

Hospital Acquired

Term

Nosocomial diseases are mostly forms of

Definition

Pneumonia

Term

4 reasons hospitals are hazardous

Definition

1) Patients have weak immune systems
2) Overcrowding
3) Movement of personnel from room to room
4) Drugs that weaken immune systems

Term

Why are Respiratory Infections So Common?

Definition

- Transmitted by airborne droplets
- Easily transmitted by normal activities
- Usually communicable before symptoms appear